Egypt is a land filled with unique historical sites and culture, not to mention some of the best river tours and open air shopping bazaars. It is like a step back into the world's past, one of the few places on the planet where life is as simple as it was hundreds of years ago. Even with all of the upheaval happening in this beautiful land of enchantment, visitors to Egypt are still welcome and have a lot to offer you while you are on vacation.

While Egypt is home to the fascinating Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, it is also the home of some of the most extensive archaeological digs and explorations in the world. Cairo is the center of all of the action in Egypt and it is here that you start your journey learning about the many Pharaonic dynasties that ruled this land. From Cairo you can see Luxor and Thebes with the Valley of the Kings and the resting place of King Tut, or Tutankhamun. You can take a felucca down the Nile to see the modern dam at Aswan and view many of the other ancient marvels that can be found on the way.

Egypt's western coast stretches deep into the Sahara desert, someplace you don't want to get caught without the right provisions! Instead, you can visit many of the medieval fortresses that watch over the sand like sentinels, visit fresh water springs and explore many of the rock formations that ring the desert. If you want to see where many stories of the Bible began, the Sinai interior is where you should go, visiting the mount where Moses spoke to God as well as the Red Sea with its unique coral and aquatic life in Hurghada or in Sharm el-Sheikh, a kind of Mecca for scuba divers and snorkelers.